AI Rate Professor

Chemistry

David Swanson

CHEM305 · CHEM401 · CHEM106CSUS · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you can learn independently and have limited alternatives.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnclear TeachingNice But UnhelpfulOpen Book ExamsLab ConfusionMixed Difficulty
  • and weak lab guidance.
  • A few students found him nice, caring, and not too difficult.
  • Open-book exams help, but , and instruction quality remain concerns.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

Open-book exams and one reported A help, but , and harsh grading.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content is not always described as difficult, but it should.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty, and they range from not difficult to very hard to pass.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

, and one review says students skipped often when they did not have lab.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most students warn against taking him because teaching and .

and mostly negative.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

30/100

, while open-book exams prevent the grading picture from being uniformly harsh.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is not the main complaint, but lab and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Students repeatedly say he is nice but , and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

, and open-book exams.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are mostly negative, with and poor lab support despite some kindness.

Main concern

Students may need to teach themselves because .

What students said

“Had no clue how to teach, had no clue if what I was doing in .”
CHEM305
“ instead and expects you to figure it out.”
CHEM401
“Not a difficult class.”
CHEM106CSUS

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The , while weekly quizzes were not.

Open Book ExamsWeekly Closed QuizzesHelpful Practice Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence supports open-book exams, weekly closed quizzes, and useful practice tests.

Open Book ExamsWeekly Closed QuizzesHelpful Practice Tests
“All of the , but the weekly 10 point quizzes were not.”
CHEM305
“His tests are not too difficult and .”
CHEM305

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Nice guy but unfortunately he is hard of hearing which makes it hard to understand the material in lab.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“ instead and expects you to figure it out.”

⚖️

30/100

“He is a nice teacher, but he teaching .”

📝

80/100

“All of the , but the weekly 10 point quizzes were not.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • teaching advice.
  • . but .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The one test he gave the average was 48.
  • The work wasn't properly explained and it was very hard to pass the class.
  • Not a difficult class.

Theme 3

🧪 About Labs

  • Had no clue if what I was doing in .
  • .
  • instead and expects you to figure it out.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

and are fairly consistent, but some are old and grade data is limited.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

CHEM3054 reviews
CHEM4012 reviews
CHEM106CSUS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values